This is the way things are meant to be: cluttered, wild, free. Messy. There's an odd smell I can't place. Maybe that weird blooming thing that everyone in this state knows, but i can't remember the name.There's a roaring mower two houses down and a quieter roar to my left. Carpenter bees getting all they … Continue reading April 17
Blessing or curse
I've been sitting, bitterly, reflecting on a post I saw a few days ago. It put into words what I'd been feeling for so long and didn't know how to say it. The tweet is linked above, but to quote it again: "400,000 people have died from COVID-19 and there are people who fix their … Continue reading Blessing or curse
A little more marriage
I felt so good finding that draft about marriage that I posted a few days ago that I had to keep it going. So I asked my friend, Kaitlin, to write a guest post for me. Enjoy! "Never go to bed angry." "Don't stop dating each other." "Make time together a top priority." "Let laughter … Continue reading A little more marriage
all in a year
I just found this old draft. It's over three years old. Before I got married, I complained that no one told me the difficult parts of it; they only told me the happy parts. The parts that you see in the perfectly edited photos from the wedding day. None of the befores and afters. Well, … Continue reading all in a year
Let’s talk about free speech
I looked up all the answers to your questions so you don't have to; let's talk about free speech. President's Twitter got deleted. Then some other stuff. Y'all mad? Let me tell you why you shouldn't be. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging … Continue reading Let’s talk about free speech
speechless again
What are the odds that in the same week I decide to have a voice again, I am left speechless by a random coup...? Typical Wednesday afternoon after the year(s) we had and continue to have, it seems. Anyway... I used to be able to write really good posts. I figured out what happened. I've … Continue reading speechless again
grief
hey again. like i said, back on the writing game. and currently not feeling the capital letter. trigger warning/ death, sickness, grief i wanted to talk about grief. i lost my grandma a few months ago. october 25, i think. the grief first came 2 weeks prior when she got diagnosed with covid-19. i'll save … Continue reading grief
2021
Here we are. The irony isn't lost on me that the only post I published in 2020 was called Silent. I won't lie. I enter this year weary. I have absolutely no reason to believe that just because the number changed, circumstance will too. I came here to delete this blog because I haven't felt … Continue reading 2021
Silent
I haven't written in a year. That's the most incredible sentence I think I could read right now. A year? An entire year. And now we're in 2020. The pandemic, the societal reckoning with systemic racism, climate change still going strong, exhaustion. I still don't feel like writing. I got a random amount of views … Continue reading Silent
Growth
I've spent the past hour going through old posts on this blog and WOW. I've deleted so many of them because I would never want those words published to the Internet and someone think it was truth. I've kept a few too because it's really nice to see growth and be able to watch someone's … Continue reading Growth
